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AGRICULTURE |
Farms (2000) |
Number of farms |
347 |
493 |
Holdings maintaining organic farming |
2 |
5 |
Cattle farms |
5.8% |
3.4% |
20 |
17 |
Number of cattle per holder |
13.8 |
9.3 |
Utilised agricultural area per farm (ha) (Chart) |
4.1 |
9.4 |
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Socio-economic structure (2000) |
Chart |
Full-time farms |
55.0% |
62.3% |
191 |
307 |
Part-time farms |
43.5% |
34.7% |
151 |
171 |
Other farms |
1.4% |
3.0% |
5 |
15 |
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Labour force (2000) |
Chart |
Total labour force |
1668 |
2698 |
Family labour |
74.6% |
66.6% |
1244 |
1798 |
Non-family labour |
25.4% |
33.4% |
424 |
900 |
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Use of farm land (2000) |
Chart |
Utilised agricultural area (ha) |
866 |
3464 |
Vinyards (ha) |
3.2% |
14.5% |
28 |
503 |
Orchards (ha) |
82.0% |
26.6% |
710 |
923 |
Arable land (ha) |
1.4% |
1.3% |
12 |
44 |
Meadows and pastures (ha) |
13.5% |
57.1% |
117 |
1979 |
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Lifestock numbers (2000) |
Chart |
Total livestock in livestock units (LSU) |
265 |
152 |
as percentage of total livestock and number of animals |
Cattle |
80.2% |
90.0% |
276 |
158 |
Horses |
9.4% |
1.3% |
25 |
2 |
Pigs |
7.7% |
5.7% |
68 |
29 |
Sheep and goat |
1.8% |
1.7% |
31 |
17 |
Poultry |
1.1% |
1.3% |
750 |
503 |
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Percentages have been rounded to one decimal place. |
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